Very few manufacturing companies can say that they have more than two centuries worth of experience. Even fewer can say that they’re still family-owned, and continue to offer the products that brought them success all those years ago. In fact, PFERD is currently the only manufacturing company in the world to claim this distinction!

Though our product lines have grown considerably over the course of 200-plus years, we have continued to manufacture the items that started it all – farrier files.

For those who are familiar with German, you may have noticed that our company name, PFERD, is German for “horse.” This is no accident – among our first products were files designed for farriers to maintain horses’ hooves.

PFERD Handled Files

Since then, our file product line has grown considerably to include wood rasps and files, machinist files, key files, car body files, and more. Our hand files and accessories are used in a variety of industries, from aerospace manufacturing, to pipeline development, to nuclear energy, and more. But among all of these additions, horse hoof planes and horse rasps are still among our featured products.

But choosing the right file for your job isn’t necessarily as easy as it sounds. For unusual or challenging applications, we’ve created a product selection guide that takes into account the general application and materials to narrow down which type of file will work best.

We’ve also developed exclusive product ranges for specific applications. For stainless steel and exotic alloys, CORINOX® files are recommended since they leave no corrosive residue on the workpiece and resist loading. They have a surface hardness of 1,200 HV (Vickers Scale), 70 HRC (Rockwell Scale), and have a long service life.

We also have an exclusive line of diamond needle files, in which diamond grit is electroplated onto precision-forged and ground file blanks. Diamond files are ideal for hardened steels and other hard metal components when it comes to cutting, punching, press/extrusion and profiling dies, as well as for filing workpieces made of glass, ceramics, and fibre-reinforced plastics.

In addition to offering these exclusive products to our customers, we also provide packaging and merchandising assistance for our distributors. We understand that a diverse product range can be confusing if you don’t know exactly which type of file you’re looking for, so we try to make things easier for retailers and customers alike.

As a leader in file design and manufacturing, we’re happy to find the right solution for your needs. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at (262) 255–3200 or email sales@pferdusa.com. We look forward to hearing from you!